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Minister Coffey welcomes successful outcome for fishing quotas for Waterford

Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has welcomed the successful outcome of the negotiations for fishing quotas for 2016. This agreement was negotiated by my colleague Minister for Agriculture, Food and The Marine Simon Coveney TD in Brussells that will benefit Fishermen around Waterford and in particular Dunmore East.

20th December 2015

Tax equalisation will benefit self-employed people and create jobs in Waterford- Minister Coffey

Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has said that new tax equalisation measures will benefit self- employed people in Waterford, helping to create even more jobs.

20th December 2015

€20 million City Courthouse Refurbishment works to begin in coming weeks – Minister Coffey

Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has said that he was delighted to receive confirmation from his Ministerial Colleague, Minister of Justice Frances Fitzgerald TD that the works for the refurbishment and extension of Waterford City Courthouse are due to begin in the coming weeks after the contracts were signed. Minister Coffey said the total cost of this project will amount to around €20 million and will expand the current number of court rooms from two to six.

20th December 2015

5 years ago today FF introduced USC. FG will abolish it - English

Five years on from the introduction of the USC by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael is on course to abolish the punitive tax according to Fine Gael TD for Meath West and Minister of State, Damien English.

17th December 2015

€300,000 in 2016 HSE Service Plan to complete €3.6m upgrade of Mullingar A&E - McFadden

Longford/Westmeath Fine Gael TD, Gabrielle McFadden, has welcomed the inclusion of €300,000 in the HSE’s Service Plan for 2016, to help complete the €3.6 million upgrade of the Emergency Department at the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar.

17th December 2015

We shouldn't have to sacrifice our privacy to become a member of the digital club – Clune

Fine Gael Ireland South MEP, Deirdre Clune, has welcomed new EU rules voted upon this week in Strasbourg that will tighten how companies can use people's data.

16th December 2015

Next Sinn Féin will say they’ll use gold, frankincense and myrrh to fund their health policy – Doherty

“Today on RTÉ Radio Sinn Féin’s health spokesperson Caoimhin O’Caolain just could not say how Sinn Féin would pay for their health policy. The party is claiming they will spend extra billions on the health service without hiking taxes or cutting services elsewhere. Next they’ll be telling us they’ll use gold, frankincense and myrrh.

16th December 2015

Increase in whitefish quota will benefit Cork fisheries - Harrington

Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Noel Harrington has said that the increase in whitefish quotas secured by the Minister for Agriculture and the Marine, Simon Coveney at the EU Fisheries Council, will benefit the Cork fisheries sector.

16th December 2015

HSE Service Plan to protect existing services and help develop new ones - Buttimer

Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Health, Jerry Buttimer, has said the HSE Service Plan will protect existing services and develop new ones.

16th December 2015

Buttimer welcomes reforms in Cork City Council housing department

Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, Jerry Buttimer, has said that changes implemented in the housing department in Cork City Council will ensure that the use of available funding is maximised.

16th December 2015